A traffic stop for erratic driving produced a loaded gun and more than 100 grams of cocaine. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stopped, arrested
Three men charged with gun, cocaine possession
May 10, 2022 | 5:00 AM
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Battlefords RCMP landed multiple arrests and a large cocaine seizure following a traffic stop on May 5.
Officers first received a report earlier that day of an erratic driver on Highway 16. Following the subsequent stop and search, they located and seized a handgun and approximately 112 grams of cocaine.
As a result, 33-year-old Troy Amson and 35-year-old Steven Vu from Maidstone, and 33-year-old Devin Bonick from Lloydminster each face multiple offences. This includes:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking;
- Possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000;
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose;
- Authorized possession of a firearm;
- Possession of a firearm in a vehicle;
- Unsafe storage of a firearm.
